[Chapter 12] ClassCastException

Synopsis

Class Name:

java.lang.ClassCastException

Superclass:

java.lang.RuntimeException

Immediate Subclasses:

None

Interfaces Implemented:

None

Availability:

JDK 1.0 or later

Description

A ClassCastException is thrown when there is an attempt to cast a reference to an object to an inappropriate type.

Class Summary

public class java.lang.ClassCastException
             extends java.lang.RuntimeException {
  // Constructors
  public ClassCastException();
  public ClassCastException(String s);
}

Constructors

ClassCastException

public ClassCastException()

Description: This constructor creates a ClassCastException with no associated detail message.

public ClassCastException(String s)

Parameters

s: The detail message.

Description

This constructor creates a ClassCastException with the specified detail message.

Inherited Methods

Method	Inherited From	Method	Inherited From
`clone()`	`Object`	`equals(Object)`	`Object`
`fillInStackTrace()`	`Throwable`	`finalize()`	`Object`
`getClass()`	`Object`	`getLocalizedMessage()`	`Throwable`
`getMessage()`	`Throwable`	`hashCode()`	`Object`
`notify()`	`Object`	`notifyAll()`	`Object`
`printStackTrace()`	`Throwable`	`printStackTrace(PrintStream)`	`Throwable`
`printStackTrace(PrintWriter)`	`Throwable`	`toString()`	`Object`
`wait()`	`Object`	`wait(long)`	`Object`
`wait(long, int)`	`Object`


Class		ClassCircularityError